Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Attala County Mississippi

Claude  Sanders

Claude Sanders

Jan 15, 2023

Claude Neal Sanders, 76, of Sallis, Mississippi passed away January 15, 2023 at his residence.

He was born September 19, 1946 in McCormick, South Carolina to Raymond Ben Sanders and Leona York Sanders. He was disabled.

Claude is survived by a sister Velma Judith Boles of Sallis; nephews James Terry Boles of Sallis,...

Madeline  Jane  Jenkins

Madeline Jane Jenkins

Jan 14, 2023

Madeline Jane Jenkins, 24, of Sallis, Mississippi passed away January 14, 2023. Funeral service is 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 27, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with a private family Committal service at Sallis Cemetery. Rev. Mike Barrentine and Rev. Gene Richardson will officiate.

Madeline was born March 11, 1998, to Timothy and Allie Speed...

William  Wasson

William Wasson

Jan 12, 2023

William Thomas Wasson (86) passed away on January 12, 2023. Tom, known by his childhood friends and family as “Billy Tom,” was born to Homer and Lois Wasson, on December 21, 1936. Tom was reared in Kosciusko, MS. He attended Holmes Junior College and the University of Southern Mississippi. He obtained his degree in Business Administration from “Southern” and...

Juanita  Lamb

Juanita Lamb

Jan 9, 2023

Juanita “Aunt Nita” Lamb, 98, of Carthage passed away January 9, 2023 at Baptist Medical Center-Leake Hospital. Visitation is 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church. Funeral service is 12:00 p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2023 at Shiloh Methodist Protestant Church with burial in Shiloh Methodist Protestant Cemetery. Rev. Billy Frazure will officiate....

Cecil "Tecy"  Jones

Cecil "Tecy" Jones

Jan 9, 2023

Cecil “Tecy” Jones of Sumner, Mississippi, 75, passed away January 9, 2023. Visitation is 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Funeral service is 11:00 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow the service at Dickerson Cemetery in Newport Community, Mississippi. Randy Rhodes will...

Glenn  Corr

Glenn Corr

Jan 7, 2023

Doris Glenn Corr, 77, of the Zama Community passed away January 7, 2023 at his residence. Visitation is 5-8 p.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral service is 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at Ebenezer Baptist Church with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery. Rev. Kenny Gentry will officiate.

Glenn born October 8,...

Rev. Ralph  Hunt

Rev. Ralph Hunt

Jan 6, 2023

Rev. Ralph Gilmore Hunt, 73, passed away on Friday, January 6, 2023, in Ridgeland, MS. Visitation is 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 7, 2023, and 12:00 until 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, January 8, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral Services will follow at 2:00 p.m. at the Jordan Funeral Home Chapel, with interment in Isaacs Cemetery. Rev....

Emery  Therrell

Emery Therrell

Jan 5, 2023

Emery Therrell,75, of Kosciusko, Mississippi passed away January 5, 2023 at Baptist-Attala Hospital. Visitation is 12:30 p.m.- 2:30 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral service is 3:00 p.m., Saturday, January 7, 2023 at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Kosciusko City Cemetery. Rev. Shannon Pennington and Joe Roby will officiate.

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Wayne  Ornsbey

Wayne Ornsbey

Dec 29, 2022

Howard Wayne Ornsbey, 56, of the Zama community passed away December 29, 2022, at his residence surrounded by family. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Monday, January 2, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home. Funeral service is at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Ebenezer Cemetery. Rev. Chris O’...

Robert "Mitch" Mitchell

Robert "Mitch" Mitchell

Dec 26, 2022

Robert Allison “Mitch” Mitchell, Sr., 85, of Louisville, MS passed away December 26, 2022, at his home with family. Visitation is 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Stonewell Cemetery...

John  Gwaltney

John Gwaltney

Dec 25, 2022

John Austin Gwaltney of Kosciusko passed away December 25, 2022. Visitation is 10:00 a.m. -2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the Gwaltney Family Home. Graveside services are 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 14, 2023, at Gwaltney Rest Cemetery.

John Austin Gwaltney was born November 12, 1999, in Jackson, Mississippi, to John Gwaltney and Marie Faulkenbery....

Teresa  Malone

Teresa Malone

Dec 24, 2022

Teresa K. Malone, 61, of Carthage, MS, passed away on December 24, 2022, at UAB Birmingham. Funeral services will be Saturday, January 7, 2023, at 12:00 PM at Jordan Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Chapel Hill Cemetery, French Camp. Visitation will be Saturday, January 7, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Bro. Michael Harper will...

Ennis  Lamar  Burkes

Ennis Lamar Burkes

Dec 23, 2022

Ennis Lamar Burkes, 94, of Lexington, MS passed away peacefully at his home early Tuesday, December 23, 2022. Graveside service is 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery.

Ennis is survived by his wife Agnes Simmons Burkes; five children; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild.

In lieu of flowers,...

Harriett Sorrells Owens

Harriett Sorrells Owens

Dec 15, 2022

Harriett Sorrells Owens, 84, passed away Thursday, December 15, 2022, at her residence in Kosciusko. Visitation is from 10:00 am until 11:00 am Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 am at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Gary Glazier and Lisa Caplan will officiate the service.

Mrs. Owens...

Bill "Big Boy"  Mcknight

Bill "Big Boy" Mcknight

Dec 14, 2022

Mr. Bill “Big Boy” McKnight, 84, of Kosciusko, MS passed away December 14, 2022, at Golden Triangle Regional Hospital. Visitation is 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., Thursday, December 15, 2022, and 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2022, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, MS. Funeral service is 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 16, 2022, at Jordan Funeral...

Bobbie  Ray

Bobbie Ray

Dec 14, 2022

Bobbie Steed Ray

Grenada formerly of Attala County

Bobbie Steed Ray, 81, passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the University of Mississippi Medical Center of Grenada. Visitation will be from 1:00 pm until 2:00 pm, Monday, December 19, 2022 at Zama Baptist Church. Funeral services will follow at 2:00 pm at the...

James Earl "Bo" Owens, Sr.

James Earl "Bo" Owens, Sr.

Nov 26, 2022

James Earl “Bo” Owens, Sr., 84, of Kosciusko, MS, passed away on November 26, 2022, his residence.  Graveside services are 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 28, 2022, at Parkway Cemetery. Rev. Gary Glazier and Lisa Kaplan will officiate the service.

Jordan Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

Mr. Owens was a retired truck driver for...

Mary N. Gilbert

Mary N. Gilbert

Nov 23, 2022

Mary N. Gilbert, 95, of the Carmack community, passed away Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the Attala County Nursing Center in Kosciusko. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 26, 2022, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, and from 1:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 27, 2022, at Hebron Baptist Church. Funeral services will...

Patsy Burrell Sanders

Patsy Burrell Sanders

Nov 23, 2022

Mrs. Patsy Burrell Sanders, 78, of Sallis, MS passed away Wednesday, November

23, 2022, at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Kosciusko. Visitation will be from 10

AM until 11 AM Friday, November 25, 2022, at Jordon Funeral Home. Funeral

service will follow at 11 in the Chapel. A graveside service will be held at...

Joe C. Hanson

Joe C. Hanson

Nov 21, 2022

Joe C. Hanson, 74, of Kosciusko, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center in Jackson. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., Friday, November 25, 2022, at Jordan Funeral Home in Kosciusko, and 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 26, 2022, at First Baptist Church in Kosciusko. Funeral services will follow at...

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